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May 20, 2007 | 08:54 PM

furball69

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Deca Welder

I have to say I was skeptical about buying a welder at Princess Auto but when I saw that these welders were made in Italy and further research showed that the Deca Welders are sold in the US under the Ryobi name, I thought what the heck. Picked up a 130 AC, wire feed 'no gas' welder today and am pretty impressed with it, so far.

I welded up some 1/8" metal on the "Low" setting and I think it works excellent. Lots of spatter, like a 6011 electrode but other than that, I like it.

I wonder if this thing can be 'converted' to an arc welder, or if there are different varieties of flux core wire for nicer welds?

May 20, 2007 | 10:52 PM

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I dont know any thing about flux core wire but is there an upgrade available to add sheilding gas to make it a MIG welder instead of a straight flux wire welder?

May 20, 2007 | 11:51 PM

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I dont know any thing about flux core wire but is there an upgrade available to add sheilding gas to make it a MIG welder instead of a straight flux wire welder?

Yes, the 150E model is mig capable and from what I could tell at PA, it's only about 30 dollars more.

May 21, 2007 | 06:47 AM

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The MIG options might cut down on the splatter some.

May 21, 2007 | 11:28 AM

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I wasn't really interested in the MIG option because I don't want to be fussing about with the extra space needed for a bottle etc. when I can use the 400 volt mig at work if I really need to.

I took the side panel off my unit and I don't see any reason why I can't hook up a cable and clamp to run it as an arc/SMAW welder, which would be sweet, as that's what I learned on and 7018AC electrodes make clean strong welds.

Incidentally, I found a link to plans to build your own 130 amp TIG welder for about $300.00... http://classicbroncos.com/homemade-welder.shtml

May 21, 2007 | 07:30 PM

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The control system for MIG and stick are totally different- MIG is constant voltage, whereas stick and TIG are constant amperage.

May 21, 2007 | 08:27 PM

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Yeah, I was doing some more reading and the OCV probably isn't high enough anyway... oh well, I'll jsut get a little grinder and some flap wheels to clean stuff up if needed.